Hip Hip Horray, it’s nearly Christmas Day!
Wednesday 24th December, 2008 - £6,999.96 in debt…
Oh my word, it seems to be Christmas Eve. How did that happen? And have I managed to do Christmas on the cheap this year?
Well yes, as it happens. Thanks to the closure of various high street stores, at least half of the presents I’ve bought this year have been reduced by more than 40% (don’t tell anyone). And I don’t think I’ve paid full price for anything, thanks to deals from Sainsbury’s and Amazon.
I’ve also managed a few discounts from using voucher codes found with a simple Google search, and used Consumer Pulse vouchers on a couple of purchases. If I could be trusted with credit cards, I’d have taken advantage of a nice bit of cashback, but I cannot. As you know.
I’ve also had a fair bit of help from readers of this blog, who have given me Christmas money-saving tips on everything from wrapping paper to party planning. Many, many thanks to you all, and I hope you have a cracking Christmas!
See you on the other side…
Where does Santa buy his wrapping?
Wednesday 19th November, 2008 - £7,408.16 in debt…
Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Da-aaad, happy birthday to you! Congratulations on reaching your 59th year, Dad - here’s a cheapo present I picked up in the Argos sale, wrapped in paper that cost 25 percent of the value of the gift itself…
Why can I never find half-decent wrapping paper that doesn’t cost a stupid, stupid amount of money? I even got the most recent stuff from Tesco, which you’d think would charge a reasonable price, but no: nearly £2 a roll. And, as Christmas approaches, this will become a real problem for me. Well, not compared to real problems, but still. It’s worth moaning about, is what I’m saying.
So, I guess I’m after some tips. I want to either (a) find somewhere that does cheap but amazing giftwrap (and Christmas cards if possible, as I spend a fortune on those things as well), or (b) find a way of making or customising my own, without it looking like I’ve just bribed a child to scribble on a bit of paper with glitter glue.
Any pointers, people? I’m relying on you…
